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END OF COURSE WRITING
VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING
RELEASED TEST
Released Spring 2015
2010 English Standards of Learning
General Information
1. The images of the passages and questions in this document reflect how they appear in the
online version of the test.
2. Presentation of the passages and questions: In the online version of the test- the passage is presented first on the left side of the screen. On subsequent screens, the
passage remains on the left while questions associated with the passage are presented on the right.
students may navigate through the passage while answering the questions associated with the passage.
In this document- the passage is presented on the left side of the page. On subsequent pages, the
questions associated with the passage are presented on the right, but there is not a static image of any part of the passage on the left; there is text that reads: In the online version of the test, the passage appears on the left side of the screen.
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Sequence Number
Item Type: Multiple
Choice (MC) or
Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)
Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description
1 MC B 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
2 MC D 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
3 MC A 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
4 MC C 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
End Of Course WritingReleased Test Spring 2015
Answer Key
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Sequence Number
Item Type: Multiple
Choice (MC) or
Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)
Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description
5 TEI One comma must be placed in the sentence as shown: Without this protection, trash or other pollutants could enter the local water supply.
002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
6 MC A 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
7 MC D 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
8 MC A 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
9 MC C 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
10 MC A 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
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Sequence Number
Item Type: Multiple
Choice (MC) or
Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)
Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description
11 MC C 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
12 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “Today’s topic of discussion deserves further attention.”
001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
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Sequence Number
Item Type: Multiple
Choice (MC) or
Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)
Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description
13 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “B. Remembers all her students’ names”
001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
14 MC B 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
15 MC D 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
16 MC B 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
17 MC B 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
18 MC A 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
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Sequence Number
Item Type: Multiple
Choice (MC) or
Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)
Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description
19 MC C 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
20 MC D 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
21 TEI The correct answer must be used to complete the sentence: “translated”
001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
22 MC B 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
23 MC D 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
24 MC C 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
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Sequence Number
Item Type: Multiple
Choice (MC) or
Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)
Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description
25 MC D 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
26 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “Lemur Research Center at Miller University”
001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
27 MC D 001 Research, plan, compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
28 MC B 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
29 MC B 002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
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Sequence Number
Item Type: Multiple
Choice (MC) or
Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)
Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description
30 TEI Commas must be placed in the sentence as shown: The massive circumference of the trunk, however, is the distinctive feature of the baobab.
002 Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
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